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This cartoon says so much.   That it does is both sad and infuriating.

Unfortunately some will never get it - like those that believe the President knew nothing of the wording in their platform, but personally came to the rescue to put the wording back in.  

'2016: Obama's America' Movie Is Disturbingly Necessary

August 17, 2012

This past week, "2016: The Movie" about President Barack Obama opened in the Chicago area, and I chose to get more of an education about Obama by seeing the movie. After the inundation of canned hype for the movie on conservative talk shows across the Chicago radio dial that sounded more like commercials than honest endorsements of the movie, I was skeptical of what I was going to see.

 

While some talk show hosts sounded like they were genuinely impressed with the documentary and honestly endorsing the film, there were those who were obviously reading a commercial script which was not coming across as sincere to the regular listener - at least not to this often-skeptical listener. Perhaps, in future promotions of the film, it would be wise to have pre-recorded commercials done by the professional commercial-makers rather than having the likes of Mark Levin and Sean Hannity doing script after script to promote the movie. After all, the listeners aren't stupid and resent any attempt at being conned. After many reads by the talk show hosts, the readings of the commercial script were no more enthusiastic than another Life-Lock commercial read - another commercial that ought to be professionally done.

 

Yet, I'm glad I saw the hyped-film because it was more informative than I had thought it would be and included less propaganda than I had predicted. If anything, it was nearly too informative as there was an enormous amount of information condensed into the nearly one-hour-and-a-half documentary. Fact after fact is put forth which shows that President Obama definitely has many skeletons in the closet that have not been released prior to the nation's trust in him with the Oval Office.

Read more: 

New Campaign launched by former CIA, Special Operations Members to combat leaks and politicization of National Security Info

Kicks Off Nationwide With Release Of Documentary Short Film Titled "Dishonorable Disclosures"

OPSEC Website: http://www.opsecteam.org/

Former CIA and Special Operations members are announcing the creation of OPSEC, a new nationwide public campaign to combat the spike in leaks and politicization of Intelligence and Special Operations missions that threaten their effectiveness and the safety of Americans who conduct them. OPSEC - short for Operational Security, meaning to eliminate or reduce the exploitation of critical information - will begin with the release of "Dishonorable Disclosures," a new documentary short film highlighting the problem from the perspective of those who have served in these critical positions. The film will also serve as the basis for a TV and online advertising effort.

"Intelligence and Special Operations members are angry and frustrated at how our work has been used for political advantage by officials across government, including President Obama himself who bears special responsibility as Commander in Chief," said Scott Taylor, chairman of OPSEC and a former Navy SEAL. "We want the American people to understand the cost of these leaks and politicization both on those who serve and on our national security and to hold those in positions of leadership accountable if it doesn't stop."

OPSEC is made up of individuals who served their country in the CIA, and Special Operations Forces (SOF) consisting of Navy SEALs, Army Special Forces, Marine Corps and Air Force Special Operations. It is organized as a 501(c)(4) nonpartisan public education campaign and is independent of any political party or campaign organization.

The campaign will begin with the release of "Dishonorable Disclosures," a documentary short film that views the impact of the increasing number of leaks on Intelligence and Special Operations missions, tradecraft, tactics and capabilities from the perspective of those who have relied on these tools to carryout similar missions and protect themselves and those they served alongside. The film will be shown at events in key states across the country over the next several months, including Virginia, Florida, Ohio, Colorado, North Carolina and Nevada. "Dishonorable Disclosures" can be seen here.

"Countless leaks, interviews and decisions by the Obama Administration and other government officials have undermined the success of our Intelligence and Special Operations forces and put future missions and personnel at risk," said Fred Rustmann, an OPSEC member and 24-year veteran of the Central Intelligence Agency. "OPSEC will carry a strong message across the country that it's time for President Obama and other administration officials to stop jeopardizing national security operations for political gain."

More information about OPSEC and news about the release of "Dishonorable Disclosures" can be found at http://www.opsecteam.org/.

Dishonorable Disclosures

Former Special Ops officers from four separate branches of the military have joined ranks for one specific purpose - to remove Barack Obama from office.

And now they need your help to do it.

Dear Fellow American,

During World War II, they had a poster up in every defense plant and military base in America.

It didn't mince words; it told it straight --

"Loose lips sink ships."

Well, now our nation is saddled with a Commander in Chief who just doesn't seem to get that message. Or, if he does, he simply doesn't care.  

Let me lay it on the line: Barack Obama's loose lips are doing worse than sinking ships - they're putting our entire nation at risk.

And if you and I don't get this man out of office, he's going to destroy our military, undermine every ally we have, and arm our enemies to the teeth.

All for his own sorry political purposes.

That's why I am asking you to join me now in helping the Special Operations Speaks (SOS) PAC launch a nationwide campaign to remove Barack Obama from office. Before it's too late.  

Demand Congress Hold the Obama 'Leakers' Accountable

http://specialoperationsspeaks.com/petition/petition-ptec

PS: Like most Navy officers, the date of June 15, 1985, is seared in my memory. That's the date Islamic terrorists hijacked TWA Flight 847 and brutally tortured Navy Seabee Robert Stethem to death. All he had to do was scream out for mercy, and he would have been allowed to live. But he refused to utter a sound.

The pilot of Flight 847 later said, "He was the bravest man I've ever seen in my life."

Bob Stethem's brother was a Navy SEAL; I know him. So, I know something of the stuff of which he was made. Warriors like him don't scream out, they don't beg for mercy, and they don't ask for help.

And that's why my fellow former Special Operations officers and I are asking for your help on their behalf today.

In 2008, when he was running for president, Barack Obama promised his leftwing supporters that if they helped him get elected, "I will slow the development of future combat systems."

That's one of the only campaign promises he has kept. And it has placed our brave warriors in harm's way.

Your gift of $25, $50, $100 - even $1,000 or more if you can possibly spare it - will help our Special Operations Speaks PAC bring an end to Barack Obama's war on the military. So, I urge you, please give as generously as you can.

Please give your attention to this important announcement from the Senate Conservatives Fund. From time to time, we send you content on behalf of third parties we believe may be of interest to you and we believe this one deserves your attention.  

Fellow Conservatives:

If you want to stop the massive growth of our federal government and save America's future, we must change the United States Senate.

Harry Reid and the Democrats control the Senate today and, unfortunately, we still have too many Republicans who lack the courage to fight for our nation's founding principles.

As a Senator who works each day to stop the massive spending, bailouts, and debt that are destroying our country, I can tell you that we desperately need conservative reinforcements.

This is why I founded the Senate Conservatives Fund back in 2008 and it's why SCF is working so hard today to elect a new group of leaders in 2012 who will fight to turn this country around.

Will you help change the Senate?

Josh Mandel Ohio

Jeff Flake Arizona

Richard Mourdock Indiana

Ted Cruz Texas

Deb Fischer Nebraska

George Allen Virginia

Tom Smith Pennsylvania

Dan Bongino Maryland

These eight candidates are unique in that they have conservative records, have earned support from the grassroots in their states, and have the courage to stand up for our values -- even if it means going against their own party's leadership.

These candidates support all of SCF's policy goals, including:

• Cutting spending to balance the budget
• Repealing Obamacare entirely
• Securing the borders and oppose amnesty
• Stopping corporate bailouts
• Banning earmarks
• Establishing term limits
• Defending the 2nd Amendment
• Protecting human life

The Senate Conservatives Fund is doing two important things to help its endorsed candidates win in November.

First, SCF is raising money for each of the candidates from donors all across the nation. Money alone does not win elections, but the lack of money can certainly lose them.

Second, SCF is running powerful TV and radio ads to counter the opposition and drive home our side's message of economic freedom and prosperity.

Help Change the Senate ...

SCF makes it possible for you to donate directly to its eight endorsed candidates so they receive 100% of your donations.

This is a very unique approach for a third-party group and it shows exactly how committed SCF is to helping these candidates. It's also why the POLITICO newspaper called SCF a "wildly successful small-donor fundraising machine."

These are exceptional candidates who have overcome long odds to get this far, and now they urgently need your help to win in November.

Time is running out and we must work together to send true conservative leaders to Washington this year.

Thank you for doing what you can to help turn this country around.

Sincerely,

Jim DeMint
United States Senator

WHAT:FreedomWorks for America and the Kitchen Table Patriots are teaming up to host a "Freedom Workshop" to maximize the statewide grassroots efforts in support of conservative Pennsylvania Senate candidate Tom Smith.

The grand opening will feature remarks by FreedomWorks for America staff and select leaders from regional tea party groups, who will address a variety of economic issues including President Obama's war on coal and affordable energy in Pennsylvania.

WHEN:The grand opening will take place on Monday, September 10^th, 2012 at 7pm ET.

The "Freedom Workshop" willremain open for activists in the weeks leading up to Election Day, Monday thru Friday from 11am-9pm ET and Saturdays from 10am-5pm ET.

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WHERE:2405 Heritage Center Drive, Building 800, Suite 128 (second floor) Furlong, PA, 18925.

 Click on the map above for a Google map. Below is an aerial view of the property. Use the second driveway on the right and then we are in the office building on the left.

We are still working on the details and making preparations.  For now, save the date: 

When: Monday September 10, 2012 at 7PM 

Where: Heritage Center, Building 800,Suite 128 (second floor)  Address: 2405 Heritage Center Dr, Bldg 800, Furlong, PA 18925

WHY: The headquarters will serve as a one-stop-shop for grassroots activists supporting Tom Smith to pick up "Get out the Vote" materials, make phone banking calls, obtain walking maps and organize door-to-door outreach, or to simply chat and network with other fellow conservatives.

60 Plus "LET'S DO BETTER" TOUR

PATIENT CENTERED AFFORDABLE REFORM

  The "Let's Do Better" bus tour will visit with seniors in their communities to discuss their reaction to the controversial health reform care bill passed in 2010. This legislation, which remains unpopular with seniors, cuts Medicare, cripples Medicare Advantage, establishes a "Medicare IRS", and generally provides for a bureaucratic takeover of important health care decisions - all unpopular with seniors.

The tour is a project of the 60 Plus Association.

Events surrounding the tour will include rallies, health care briefings, meet & greets, and townhall meetings. It will also feature health care experts and advocates, as well as the 60 Plus leadership team of Jim Martin, Amy Frederick, and legendary entertainer Pat Boone - who is the national spokesperson for the seniors group.

60 Plus, founded more than 20 years ago and currently supported by some 7.2 million "senior activists", is often referred to as the conservative alternative to the AARP. The group funded by voluntary donations from over a quarter-million donors and does not accept taxpayer funding, unlike the AARP.

Save The Date:

Philadelphia Town Hall Meeting
Monday, September 17
5:30pm - 7:00pm (Doors Open 5:00pm)
Smoke Eaters Pub
7681 Frankford Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19136

 

Yours in Liberty,
The Kitchen Table Patriots

Web: TheKitchenTablePatriots.org 

Sept. 11, 2012: Come to Pamela Geller's Free Speech SION event at the UN Plaza in New York City  

SION to Hold International Congress and Media Workshop to Address Islamic Supremacist War Against Free Speech

The world's leading forces for freedom will be there. There is a suggested contribution of $36 per person.  Register now, space is limited. September 11, 2012, UN Plaza Millenium Hotel, 3:00 pm - 7:00 pm.

Email:  PamelaGeller@gmail.com to register.

NEW YORK: The first session of the International Freedom Defense Congress, the operating body of the human rights organization Stop Islamization of Nations (SION), will be held in New York on September 11, 2012. The principal focus of the Congress will be a media workshop pertaining to Islamic supremacist attempts to restrict the freedom of speech in the free world, and the smear campaigns against freedom fighters in newspapers and media institutions in the West.

"The objective of this first-of-its-kind workshop is to develop media-related mechanisms to address the smear campaigns," SION said in a statement. It will also address the media's double standard regarding Islam and other religions, as epitomized in March 2012 by the New York Times' running of an anti-Catholic smear ad and rejection of a SION ad telling the truth about Islamic jihad.

It said the workshop will discuss at length the reasons behind and the results of the Western media's offensive campaigns against freedom of speech and the truth about Islam, jihad, Islamic supremacism and Muslims, which it added still occur from time to time.

"The workshop will represent a quantum leap in media action, as it discusses, beyond rhetoric, the practical steps to address the phenomenon of the Islamic war against free speech," SION President Pamela Geller said.  Fighting Back in the War on Free Speech Pamela Geller, March 18, 2012

Freedom fighters from all over the globe, journalists, intellectuals and academicians will be among the participants in the workshop, which will consist of brainstorming sessions to develop mechanisms for cooperation with external partners, and to develop an action plan to address the phenomenon of the Islamic war against free speech.

The organization noted that the workshop is of particular importance as it is the first ever to address the implications of Resolution 16/18 of the United Nations Human Rights Council, the stated goal of which is to "combat intolerance, negative stereotyping and stigmatisation of, discrimination, incitement to violence, and violence against persons based on religion or belief," but which is actually designed to restrict truthful speech about Islamic supremacism and jihad, so as to render the West mute and defenseless before the advancing threat of jihad and Sharia.

Resolution 16/18, which was adopted by the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva in March 2011, was backed by U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton at the most recent Istanbul Process Conference in Washington in December.

This is widely viewed as a significant step toward furthering OIC efforts to destroy the freedom of speech and impose Sharia blasphemy laws on the free world.

"We are holding this Congress on the eleventh anniversary of the day jihad came to America in order to strike a blow for freedom," Geller said.

SION President Geller is the author of Stop Islamization of America: A Practical Guide to the Resistance (WND Books) and The Post-American Presidency: The Obama Administration's War On America (Simon & Schuster). SION Vice President is the acclaimed author and Islam expert, Robert Spencer, author of the New York Times bestsellers, The Politically Incorrect Guide to Islam (and the Crusades) and The Truth About Muhammad (both Regnery).

The SION Board of Advisers also includes Oskar Freysinger, a Swiss Parliamentarian and member of the Swiss People's Party (SVP), who won international renown for his leadership of the successful campaign against the construction of minarets in Switzerland; Cliff Kincaid, editor of Accuracy in Media (AIM) and a leader of the struggle to keep the jihadist propaganda network Al-Jazeera off American airwaves; Dr. Ashraf Rameleh, President of Voice of the Copts, an international organization standing up for the human rights of Coptic Christians and all religious minorities against religious bigotry and intolerance; Dr. Ali Sina, the renowned ex-Muslim author and founder of FaithFreedom.org; Dr. Wafa Sultan, the ex-Muslim human rights activist and author; the German pro-freedom activist Stefan Herre of Politically Incorrect; the Israeli author Dr. Mordechai Kedar; the Hindu human rights activist Babu Suseelan; Anders Gravers of Stop Islamisation of Europe (SIOE); and Canadian publisher and free speech defender Ezra Levant.

Speakers at SION's International Freedom Defense Congress will include Kedar, Rameleh, Sina, Kincaid, and Gravers, as well as Danish free speech advocate Lars Hedegaard; Italian human rights activists Magdi Christiano Allam and Valentina Colombo; English politician and freedom fighter Paul Weston; and renowned Muhammad cartoonist Lars Vilks. More speakers will be announced shortly.

SION stands for:

Join the SION Facebook group here.

Yours in liberty,
Pamela Geller
Editor, Publisher Atlas Shrugs

President, SION
Executive Director, AFDI/SIOA

Author The Post-American Presidency: The Obama Administration's War on America

Author: Stop the Islamization of America: A Practical Guide for the Resistance

RSVP for Conservative Training Now  

As a conservative activist, you know that excellent training is one key to our movement's success. That is why we have partnered with American Majority to bring you the best conservative training in the country.

>> Join us on Saturday, September 15 in Philadelphia. 

Training topics include:

GOTV: a campaign's GOTV effort can have a measurable impact on the results of an election, and may even decide victory. Learn what it takes to be an effective volunteer and prepare to work for your candidate of choice.

Precinct Power: learn what a precinct is and why it is the key to impacting the vote tally in your community. Crunch the numbers, find precinct captains, and update your voter registration logs.

How the Left Does It: Community Organizing: this presentation provides an in-depth account of ACORN's community organizing plan, from the organizer arriving to handing off the neighborhood to volunteers.

How the Left Does It: Precinct Work & GOTV: the operations of ACORN and SEIU are a year-round political infrastructure. Learn how conservatives can build an effective counter to their organizational power.

Ten Steps to Full Speed: 10 practical things that local activists can do to impact election results.

RSVP now. 

Sincerely,

Russ Vought
Political Director
Heritage Action for America

For nearly 20 years, Dom Giordano has been one of the country's most popular and respected talk show hosts. Dom began his unique path to broadcasting as an elementary school and high school teacher in school districts throughout Philadelphia and South Jersey, where he received extensive local and national media coverage for his innovative teaching techniques.  After a successful career at WWDB, Dom joined 1210-AM WPHT Radio, Philadelphia, in 2000. In addition to his Philadelphia radio show, Dom has been a fill-in host for a number of nationally syndicated radio programs, including: The Joe Scarborough Show; The Jim Bohannon Show; the Bill O'Reilly "Radio Factor"; the Lou Dobbs Radio Show; and the Fred Thompson Radio Show.  He has appeared on CNN, Fox News, MSNBC, Court TV, CNN Headline News, CNN "Showbiz Tonight,"

A conservative Radio Talk Show Host on1210 WPHT, Dom will speak on current national issues related to this year's presidential election and be available for questions afterward. He believes the Suburbs can carry Pennsylvania this November if we can energize the electorate.

The event will be held at the VFW at 645 Louis Drive at 1:00 pm and is sponsored by the Warminster Republican Club. Admission is $15 for one or $25 for two.                                    

  Dave Bailey 215-675-0494 or baileyconsult@gmail.com 

  Dan McPhillips 215-801-2551 or djmcphiillips@yahoo.com 

  Bernadette Repisky 267-261-4612 or repisky@aol.com 

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Or :   Fill out name and address below and send with a Check made out to the Warminster Republican Club and mail to: Dom Giordano Event, 1213 Emma Lane, Warminster PA 18974   Tickets will be delivered if reservation is received by Sept 17^th otherwise they will be held at the door.    

Name: ___________________________________________________________

Address: _________________________________________________________

E-mail:   __________________________________________________________

Brigitte Gabriel to Speak
in Vineland, NJ!
    Brigitte Gabriel   Leading Global Islamic Terrorism Expert  

CLICK HERE to view Brigitte's special video invitation!

It is my privilege to invite you to a special event featuring Brigitte Gabriel, Founder and President of ACT! for America. This event is free and open to the public and will be held at the following:    

Ms. Gabriel will speak on the rise of Islamic radicalism in your community and in our nation. Her story of survival as a persecuted Christian living in a bomb shelter for 7 years will have you captivated and inspired! She will share how the events of 9/11 compelled her to start ACT! for America, the largest national security grassroots organization in the U.S.

The events over the past eighteen months have been a sobering wake-up call to America. Without question, the threats radical Islam poses to America have increased.

Brigitte will discuss these threats to our security and our freedoms, such as...

Activate: How to turn the 2012 election from a close call to a mandate

• I want to make sure I'm registered to vote and adopt a schlub friend. CLICK HERE
• I commit to registering FOUR schlub friends CLICK HERE
• I commit to be a part of the global Tea Party movement the week of Restoring Love: FreePac &Constitutional Conference
• I want to join a team - 9/12 Project, FreedomWorks, or a local Tea Party

Last night, Glenn focused on the importance of commitment. He was the first to admit, a lot of last night's show was something you had heard before - but it's important to start at the beginning and to make sure you know what you believe before you get put into action. And tonight, Glenn revealed ways for you to really get moving! 

Tonight, the focus of the show was "Activate" - and it was all about the election and how you can make sure that one way or another - 2012 is a year for a mandate for or against the progressives. And if you think it doesn't matter just take a look at what is happening right now in Wisconsin. Progressives and unions are doing everything they can to make sure that Walker loses. It's a microcosm to what is happening around the country, and Glenn thought it was so important that he recapped it on tonight's show (in under three minutes!):

Dear Friends,

We have 57 days left to stop the American Nation from becoming the Obama Nation.

If we give this president four more years, he will finish the job of remolding America into a hard-core keynesian state resembling some of the most economically dependent

nations in Europe--in particular--Greece and Spain.

We do not have to travel down this road.  We can change the course.  You can help steer America in the right direction. 

If you want an America where free enterprise is respected and ObamaCare is repealed,

and not the other way, stay in the area this summer & fall .  Volunteer at Republican Victory Centers. 

Attend local events promoting our region's Republican Congressional candidates--including our tri-state Republican US Senate candidates--Tom Smith (PA), Joe Kyrillas (NJ), and Kevin Wade (DE).

Here are the GOP Regional Victory Offices:

Berks County Victory Center, 529 Reading Ave., Suite D, West Reading, PA 19611

Contact: Nick Steiner, 724-712-5726, nsteiner@pagop.org

Bucks County Victory Center, 115 North Broad Street, Doylestown, PA 18901

Contact: Blake Gober, 484-250-3183, bgober@pagop.org

Chester County Victory Center, 15 S. Church Street, West Chester, PA 19382

Contact: Rhett O'Hara, 215-779-1190, rohara@pagop.org

Chester County Victory Center 2, 21 Plank Ave., Suite 300, Paoli, PA 19301

Contact: Salome Gasabile, 267-221-6802, sgasabile@pagop.org

Delaware County Victory Center, 1001 Baltimore Pike, Suite 208, Springfield, PA 19604

Contact: Aaron Summers, 484-222-1388, asummers@pagop.org

Lancaster County Victory Center, 902 Columbia Ave, Lancaster, PA 17603
Contact: Alicia Hubiak, 717-614-5613, ahubiak@pagop.org

Lehigh County Victory Center, 2285 Schoenersville Rd, Bethlehem, PA 18107
Contact: Charles Creitz, 717-686-2516, ccrietz@pagop.org

Luzerne County Victory Center, 34 S. Main Street Ste #4, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701
Contact: Mary Pellant, 484-951-7063, mpellant@pagop.org

Montgomery County Victory Center, 200 West Ridge Pike, Unit #121, Conshohocken, PA 19428
Contact: Perry Bentley, 717-686-2219, pbentley@pagop.org

Montgomery County Victory Center 2, 2 Village Road, Suite 1A, Horsham, PA 19044
Contact: Brian McCann, 717-344-3050, bmccann@pagop.org

Philadelphia County Victory Center, 529 S. 4th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19147
Contact: Roman Sosalski, 267-386-5216, rsosalski@pagop.org

I have some very exciting news! Citizens United Productions has just announced an all rights distribution deal for our newest film Occupy Unmasked with Magnet Releasing, the genre arm of Magnolia Pictures, owned by Mark Cuban and Todd Wagner. Magnet is giving the film a limited theatrical release with VOD in late September to be followed by the DVD release. I've attached the full press release at the bottom of this email.

While the Liberal establishment and mainstream media portray the Occupy Wall Street movement as organic and nonviolent, Occupy Unmasked reveals the sinister, organized, and highly orchestrated nature of its leaders and their number one goal: Not just to change government, but to destroy it.

Led by hugely influential conservative visionary, the late Andrew Breitbart, Occupy Unmasked delves deep beneath the surface of the Occupy movement to show its dark anarchist roots. Behind the largely naïve students and legitimately concerned citizens looking for answers stand those who advocate the use of violence, black bloc operations, and intimidation as protest tactics - the same tactics they used during the anti-war protests of the 1960's, anti-nuclear weapons protests of the 80's, WTO protests of the 90's, and the IMF protests of recent years.

Former leftists turned patriotic citizen journalists Brandon Darby, David Horowitz, Pam Keys, Anita MonCrief, Mandy Nagy, Lee Stranahan, and others take viewers into the Occupy camps around the country to see first-hand the truth of what is happening and who is at the heart of the movement. Exclusive footage and eyewitness accounts tell the story of the criminal activity and raw brutality in the camps - much of which has not been reported by the mainstream media.

Directed by Stephen K. Bannon (The Undefeated, Generation Zero), Occupy Unmasked is an eye-opening look at a startling movement that could have a dangerous impact on the future of America.

CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS EXPLOSIVE FILM!

Sincerely,

David N. Bossie

President of Citizens United
Executive Producer of Occupy Unmasked

P.S. We continue to take pre-orders so be the first to own Occupy Unmasked on DVD by purchasing TODAY!  

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Magnet Releasing to Distribute Andrew Breitbart Doc OCCUPY UNMASKED

New York, August 6, 2012 - The Wagner/Cuban Company's Magnet Releasing announced today an all rights distribution deal for Citizens United Productions' documentary OCCUPY UNMASKED, one of the last projects featuring the late conservative icon Andrew Breitbart. OCCUPY UNMASKED was written and directed by award-winning director Stephen K. Bannon and produced by David N. Bossie. Magnet is giving the film a limited theatrical release day and date with VOD in late September.

"This film is controversial, and that's exactly the reason we want to ensure it can find its audience prior to the November elections," said Mark Cuban, co-owner of Magnet. "I look forward to our partnership with Citizens United Productions and to getting this film out to the masses."

OCCUPY UNMASKED takes viewers into the Occupy Wall Street camps around the country in New York, Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., Portland, Denver and Oakland for an up-close look at what's happened there and who's at the heart of the movement, documenting criminal activity and raw brutality in the camps - much of which has not been reported by the mainstream media. In addition to Andrew Breitbart, the film features journalists Brandon Darby, David Horowitz, Pam Keys, Anita MonCrief, Mandy Nagy, and Lee Stranahan.

"I am proud to announce that Citizens United Productions is teaming up with Mark Cuban and Magnet to distribute OCCUPY UNMASKED, and elevate the film the Left does not want the American people to see," said Producer David N. Bossie. "This distribution deal will keep the groundbreaking work of the late conservative icon Andrew Breitbart alive for years to come."

"As a dear friend of Andrew's, I could not be more thrilled that this deal got completed and all Americans will have an opportunity to see one of Andrew Breitbart's final pieces of work," said writer/director Stephen K. Bannon. "This film is important because it sheds new light on the myth of the Occupy Wall Street movement. I know audiences across the country will be startled by what we uncovered in this explosive documentary."

Dear Fellow Conservative,
 
Registration for CPAC 2013 is now open!  The American Conservative Union's legendary annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) is scheduled for March 14-16, 2013 at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center.    

Register Now for CPAC 2013
Don't miss your chance to help take our country back to the right.  To register now and reserve your space, visit conservative.org.

Join the Celebration
In honor of CPAC's 40th Anniversary, we look forward to joining conservatives from across the nation for CPAC 2013, celebrating the accomplishments of the movement while also energizing the next generation of conservatives.

New Location
CPAC 2013 boasts a new location at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center.  Complimentary CPAC shuttle busses to and from the Gaylord Center will be available at convenient locations across the National Capitol Region.  Details will be released in the coming weeks; please visit conservative.org for updates.

CPAC Past & Present
The ACU has hosted CPAC in the Nation's Capital since 1973, and it now stands as the largest annual gathering of conservatives in the country. Additionally, the ACU this year hosted two regional CPACs designed to energize and mobilize Midwest and Mountain West conservatives, giving them the tools needed to defeat the liberal agenda in 2012 while also highlighting rising conservative stars and issues in the region.  Stay tuned for details on 2013 regional CPAC locations!

Interested in Sponsoring CPAC 2013?
National and local partners are critical to achieving a successful event. CPAC 2013 provides an excellent platform to promote your message and network with the leaders and activists who are on the frontlines of the conservative movement. We invite you to review the special opportunities available to join the action at CPAC 2013 by visiting conservative.org.

See you at the National Harbor!
 
 
The American Conservative Union
 
Questions regarding CPAC 2013 may be sent to cpac@conservative.org.

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"In the United States, government requires not merely the consent of the governed. It rests ultimately on the ability of the people to govern themselves."  

As the presidential election approaches, the choices before our nation have never been more critical. The final volume in the Understanding America series, What is the Role of the People?

For the full Understanding America series, visit heritage.org/UnderstandingAmerica. Don't miss these volumes:  

What Is America's Role In the World?
The United States' foreign policy exists, first and foremost, to defend the independence and interests of its people. But America also has a unique responsibility to uphold and advance the universal principles of liberty upon which it was founded. This volume provides insight into how the Founders' understanding of liberty shaped their vision for foreign policy. Read More  

How Must America Practice Diplomacy?
This volume in the Understanding America series examines how the principles of liberty that define America must also guide its practice of diplomacy. Read More  

How Must America Balance Security and Liberty?
America's Founders recognized that the nation's security and its peoples' liberty are not opposed. Rather, security is necessary for the flourishing of liberty. Since its founding, America has promoted security and protected liberty by pursuing policies that strengthen both. This volume in the Understanding America series explores the ways in which the Constitution's Framers sought to protect liberty, and shows that the goals of ensuring security and respecting liberty can and must be reconciled. Read More  

The Great Betrayal: Obama's Wars and the War in Iraq

Jul 18th, 2012 

Daniel Greenfield's new Freedom Center pamphlet, The Great Betrayal: Obama's Wars and the War in Iraq, is an effort to understand the politics of the "war on terror" which has now reached a final punctuation point with the U.S. decision to speed its withdrawal from the battlefields of Iraq and Afghanistan (where success was once deemed so crucial to national security), and to practice an incoherent form of regime change in Libya while ignoring more serious threats in Syria and Iran.

The war on terror began, Greenfield shows, as an admirable bipartisan commitment soon after the tragedy of 9/11-an effort to transcend party lines not only to punish those who attacked our country but also to interrupt planning for further attacks and try to stop the international spread of the Islamic jihad behind the attacks. But the Democratic Party, with the honorable exception of a few individuals like Richard Gephardt and Joe Lieberman, turned its back on a war soon after authorizing it, and did so at a time when American troops were facing hostile enemy fire.

Although Senate Democrats on the intelligence oversight committee had been granted access to every piece of data available to the White House, they now accused President Bush of tricking them to secure their approval. In fact, their own about-face was entirely dictated by political considerations when a Sixties antiwar activist, Howard Dean, surged ahead in the Democratic primary polls and it appeared for a moment that Americans were on the side of retreat and capitulation.

Although regime change in Iraq had been official U.S. policy since Bill Clinton signed the Iraq Liberation Act of 1998, Democratic senators such as John Kerry who only months earlier had supported the war effort now launched demoralizing attacks on the American commander-in-chief and his troops in the field, stigmatizing it as "the wrong war in the wrong place at the wrong time." If the truth was the first casualty of their war against the Bush administration, the second casualty was the principle of bi-partisanship that had guided foreign policy debates throughout the Cold War, the principle that "politics stops at the water's edge." Now partisan politics trumped security.

The unrestrained attacks on the Iraq War as illegal and unjustified went largely unanswered by Republicans who failed to call the Democratic saboteurs of the nation's war effort to account or to decry the risk their cynical attacks posed to American servicemen and women on the battlefield. As Greenfield demonstrates, the Democrats' partisanship had consequences not only in Iraq but elsewhere in the region: the paralysis that resulted from their "anti-war" campaign led straight to the destruction of Lebanon and the installation of a terrorist army, Hezbollah, there as a regime within a regime. And it emboldened an overtly Islamofascist regime in Iran not only to supply the IEDs responsible for most of our troop fatalities in Iraq but also to proceed with a nuclear program aimed directly at Israel and the West.

The Great Betrayal shows that Barack Obama's abandonment of Iraq is a betrayal of all the Americans and Iraqis who gave their lives to establish freedom in that country. And the result of his policies in Afghanistan has been as disastrous. While the President presented his rationale for pursuing war there as the pursuit of al-Qaeda, after abandoning his "surge" (which resulted in two thirds of all America's Afghan casualties there and the resurgence of the Taliban allies of al-Qaeda), he blithely prepared for withdrawal as if national objectives had been met.

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"Losing our Sons": Documentary looks at domestic Islamic radicalization and jihadization

Charles Jacobs at Americans for Peace and Tolerance announced today the release of a trailer for their upcoming documentary, "Losing Our Sons", featuring Melvin Bledsoe - father of domestic terrorist Carlos Bledsoe aka Abdulhakim Mohamed who gunned down US Army recruiter Pvt. William Long at an Army-Navy recruiting center in Little Rock, Arkansas in June 2009. Melvin Bledsoe testified at the House Homeland Security Committee hearing earlier this month.

The upcoming documentary discusses how Bledsoe was radicalized by the Muslim Student Association in Tennessee and sent to terrorist training in Yemen with the written recommendation of the imam of a Nashville mosque. It also discusses how the agents of radicalization in the Nashville Muslim community have been aided by collaborators in the establishment media, politics and the so-called "interfaith" community.

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For September 10, 2012

1. Obama's Worship Leader #VetObama

Consider this - Ryan Lizza of the New Yorker wrote a lengthy profile of Michele Bachmann's religious views and, in the process, got major portions of Bachmann's theology flat out wrong. She's Lutheran. He painted her to be part of a fringe cult, in the process misdefining basic theological terms.

Then there was Bill Keller of the New York Times. He thinks candidates for President should be grilled on their religion. Except, he's only doing this now, after Barack Obama got elected President.

The Huffington Post declares Paul Ryan has, of all things, a Catholic problem.

Now, NBC News has run a special introducing Americans to Mormons. Not in 2010, when Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid was running for re-election, but now. Meet the Press felt compelled to get Mitt Romney to discuss it. What's amazing to me is how the media pretends it thoroughly vetted Barack Obama's relationship with Jeremiah Wright when, in reality, we probably know more about Sarah Palin as a Vice Presidential nominee from 2008 than we do about Barack Obama.

The media claims it vetted the Wright connection, when it reality it did not. Either Barack Obama was using Jeremiah Wright to claim some grounding in faith when he did not have what he claimed, or Barack Obama was cool with Jeremiah Wright's theology, which as you'll recall was important enough to Obama to use in the title of Obama's second autobiography, published when he was gearing up for his first presidential run.

2. Calling The Election Today

Is it just me or does there seem to be some organized spin out over the weekend to call the election for President Obama now?

Check out the Politico for the best of these, but everyone is out doing it.

Here's the thing - I have a theory that polling is taking longer to respond to events because of the overwhelming flow of information these days. I think, objectively, Mitt Romney did himself a disservice by being too vague and failing to close the deal in his speech and Bill Clinton helped Barack Obama. The polling we are seeing right now is a reflection of Romney's performance at the Republican National Convention and the build up to Bill Clinton.

And, right on cue, the cymbal clashing wind up monkeys of the Gang of 500 are banging cymbals for Barack Obama.

But let's not kid ourselves - this spin has everything to do with Friday's economic report. The press is trying to get everyone to forget that there are more men out of work than at any time in American history and 4.2 million women out of work since Barack Obama took office. This is the politics of distraction aided by just a handful of tracking polls.

3. Who needs a muted, irrelevant President?

As conservatives, we know why we don't want President Barack Obama in the White House. He is leading this country in the wrong direction. But his completely empty convention speech, when combined two moments described in Bob Woodward's new book, gave us another prong of attack that is potentially much more devastating. He simply is irrelevant now. Nancy Pelosi put him on mute and Speaker John Boehner and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid kicked Obama out of a meeting he called in the White House.

4. The Recession May Have Been Worse Than He Knew, But The Obama Administration Declared It Over by August 2009

The National Bureau of Economic Research declared the recession over in June of 2009.

By September of 2009, Ben Bernanke was telling folks that based on the numbers the recession "is very likely over."

On June 17, 2010, the White House declared a summer of recovery.

Today, there are fewer people in the jobs market than any time since September of 1981.

Jobs numbers in June and July were revised downward.

5. Book: Mafia Hit-Man & Teamster Boss Helped Joe Biden Become U.S. Senator

The book I Heard You Paint Houses came out in 2003, so it's been gathering some dust on a number of bookshelves around the country for quite some time.

The book's title, according to Amazon, comes from the first words infamous Teamster boss Jimmy Hoffa ever spoke to Frank "the Irishman" Sheeran. To paint a house is to kill a man. The paint is the blood that splatters on the walls and floors.

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Un-Spinning Jobs Numbers
Randall Hoven
I detect some confusion in the electorate regarding jobs numbers, and fact-checkers aren't helping. So let's try to sort this out. More

Coal: Obama's Kryptonite
Jim Ellis
In a presidential election that appears headed for a photo finish, it may be coal that transforms itself into political black gold for Republican nominee Mitt Romney and into kryptonite for President Barack Obama. More

Time to Ask Obama about His Social Security Number
Jack Cashill
Information that the Romney campaign needs to know and needs to talk about: President Barack Obama has apparently been using a fraudulent Social Security number for the last 25 years. More

Barack Obama's Running Mate: A Proven Liar, Coward, and Bully
William A. Levinson
It turns out that Joe Biden has more in common with the International Solidarity Movement than he does with the victims of 9/11. More

The Differences between Michelle Obama's Husband and America's President
Lisa Fritsch
It turns out that being president really does reveal who you are. More

Our Immature President
Dan Nagasaki
When I was a young man, I worked as a consultant in the health care industry. I was technically competent, armed with what I believed to be irrefutable data, and confident that I was right. More

Obama's Communist Party Endorsement
Daren Jonescu
The CPUSA endorses Barack Obama on the very same grounds -- even in the same words -- that Obama uses in defense of himself. More

The Democratic Party's Polarizing Convention
Janice Shaw Crouse
Four lasting impressions remain. They will haunt the campaign that lies ahead. More

Leftist Protesters Denounce Islamorealism Ads, Call for Censorship
Pamela Geller
Ads stating, "19,250 deadly Islamic attacks since 9/11/01, and counting. It's not Islamophobia, it's Islamorealism" spark calls for censorship. More

American Thinker Blog

By Bailing Out GM and Chrysler, Obama Was Betting Against America
September 10, 2012
It was Mitt Romney who was ready to bet on American Law in order to save GM and Chrysler. More

Education Reformer Michelle Rhee Says GOP Shouldn't 'Kowtow' to Tea Party
September 10, 2012
It looks like the reformer has become the terminator of union dominance in traditional public schools. Just what the right had wanted. But she's all for a central office tying funding to reform through a massive bureaucracy More

Democratic platform abandons pro-Israel positions on borders, refugees, Hamas
September 10, 2012
If you rely only on mainstream media, you might think that the Democratic Party's plank on Israel ended up solidly pro-Israel, notwithstanding a raucous dispute over Jerusalem. More

Hopeful Barack Obama, the Merchant of Hopelessness
September 10, 2012
If joblessness, homelessness, and injured war heroes provide Mr. Obama with optimism, just imagine the potential hope that 46.7 million people on food stamps, a worsening foreclosure crisis, a $16 trillion debt, and a nuclear Iran has the potential to inspire. More

The Truth About the Unemployment Rate in 2 Graphs
September 10, 2012
Here's what they're not telling you More

'Tell Me This Isn't a Government Operation'
September 10, 2012
Given the proclivity for President Obama to try and sell the American people on the idea that government is the fount of all goodness in life, perhaps someone will offer to show him the film, Apollo 13. More

Obama's Failure On Freeing US Hostage
September 9, 2012
Utterly inadequate efforts to free a US hostage in Cuba More

Obama Screws our Soldiers - Again
September 9, 2012
Administration fails to set up voting offices at about half of military installations. More

Previous Articles  

 Obama and the DNC Running on Empty 

09-09-2012 02:04:59 AM

The once mainstream media is increasingly despondent as its power to shape opinions and influence this election diminishes. ...»

Inside the Big Tent

09-09-2012 02:04:40 AM

Both the DNC and RNC featured divisive internal splits, over platform and rules changes, respectively. The Democrats settled their fight with a top-down diktat. The Republican dispute was resolved by a compromise....»

Socially Acceptable Hatred

09-09-2012 02:04:20 AM

On the left, hating has become good again. It shows how much you really care. ...»

The Biblical Case for Limited Government and Low Taxes

09-09-2012 02:04:20 AM

Do liberals have the right to the moral high ground when it comes to government spending? Not if we follow what the Bible recommends....»

Money, Twisted: Caught in the Devil's Bargain

09-09-2012 02:04:15 AM

If you think the gold standard is ridiculous, don't get mad at Ayn Rand or Paul Ryan (like Paul Krugman does). Rather, take it up with Goethe....»

And All the Democrats Said, 'AMEN!'

09-09-2012 02:04:08 AM

The Democrats who booed God may have left out an important consideration: maybe God wasn't attending the convention....»

On 9/11 and Forgiveness

09-09-2012 02:04:05 AM

Now that the 11th anniversary is nearly here, I don't feel the catharsis the media tells me I should have experienced by now. And I think I know what I'm missing....»

So Obama Inherited a Mess, Did He? From Whom?

09-09-2012 02:03:40 AM

There's enough blame to go around -- all the way around....»

Abbas, Temple Denial, and the Distortion of History

09-09-2012 02:03:40 AM

A particularly galling aspect of the Palestinians' habit of debasing history to advance a political goal....»

The Eradication of Israel

09-09-2012 02:03:20 AM

Obama has opposed Israel in every way possible. It looks like the Muslim Brotherhood and the State Department are getting their wish....»

Slugging It Out against Israel

09-09-2012 02:03:19 AM

Where do all these virulently anti-Israel screamers get all their money?...»

Relying on US Intelligence

09-09-2012 02:03:15 AM

Israel, the designated target of Iran's wrath, would be derelict in its duty to its citizens to rely on the work of the American intelligence ...»

Will We Choose Barabbas?

09-09-2012 02:03:01 AM

Will Christians in our country discern the truth or be hoodwinked by smooth-talking, emotion-stirring politicians?...»

Colorado Democrat Redistricting May Have Left Opening for Republican Underdog

09-09-2012 02:02:45 AM

Are things going to open up for the right in Colorado's 2nd district?...»

ObamaCare: A Shell Game With No Pea

09-09-2012 02:02:20 AM

The ACA is the shell game, President Obama is the man with fast hands, and cost reduction is the pea....»

The Democrats' Dog Whistle Slogan

09-07-2012 02:04:20 AM

Given the left's propensity for calculated projection, and amid all their talk of conservative code words and "dog whistles," perhaps we ought to take a good look at the use of coded language at the Democratic National Convention....»

See-Get: Choom Gang Economic Theory

09-07-2012 02:04:10 AM

When I read the other day that food stamps are being used to buy pop tarts, cookies, honey buns, candy bars, corn dogs, taffy, and cheesecake, it finally clicked: liberal economic and social policies reward stoners....»

The Environmentalists' Police and Welfare States

09-07-2012 02:03:55 AM

The story about the abuses by Fauquier County against Martha the farmer, of pitchfork protest fame, just gets creepier and creepier....»

Racial Preferences in ObamaCare

09-07-2012 02:03:35 AM

Affirmative action brought to the life-and-death realm of medical practice. What could go wrong?...»

Is America's Dance with Utopian Socialism Ending?

09-07-2012 02:03:35 AM

Since January 2009, America has been dancing with utopian socialism -- whether we wanted to or not. Many of us haven't liked it. Just how many remains to be seen. ...»

Marching thru Charlotte

09-07-2012 02:03:11 AM

At noon on Wednesday I marched to help carry the pro life message to the Democratic National Convention. ...»

'These'

09-07-2012 02:02:30 AM

In much the way that "a picture really worth a thousand words," so, too, can a single word spoken at the right time, in the right context, make a point that a thousand words, less well-chosen, could not....»

Democrats and Swiss Bank Hypocrisy

09-07-2012 02:01:30 AM

If Mitt Romney's old Swiss bank accounts are a bad thing, maybe Obama shouldn't hire a bunch of people intimately involved with them....»

September 6, 2012

DNC Delegate Threatens to Kill Romney

September 6, 2012

Dem Chairman says Christians "Want Jews to Die and Convert"

Daily Show finds Twisted Tolerance at DNC Convention

Democrats: Let's Ban Profits!

Give Me A Break

Tell a liberal how much you appreciate that the Obama economy is a system of checks and balances.  

He writes the checks, you pay the balance.  

Conservative party trick:  

Next time you're out drinking with a liberal-presuming you can bear to do such a thing-casually reach for his wallet and help yourself to a few bucks. When he complains, look at him in puzzlement: "But surely you don't believe in property, do you? Anyway, I'm just spreading the wealth around."  

Sunday Worship: With All I Am and How Great is Our God   Sep 09, 2012 05:00 am

Hashtag #Jihad and Apps Increase for Cyber Jihad   Sep 08, 2012 10:53 pm

Was DNC 2012 the Most Anti-Religious Convention Ever?   Sep 08, 2012 10:21 pm

Collective Punishment of Egypt's Christian Copts   Sep 08, 2012 10:04 pm

PA, Islamists Push Blood Libel Against Israel   Sep 08, 2012 09:52 pm

Obama The Divider   Sep 08, 2012 05:00 am

Kudos to CNN for Fact Checking the Democrats   Sep 08, 2012 01:15 am

Obama's Solyndra Stonewall Fails in Court   Sep 07, 2012 10:30 pm

Obama's Democratic Platform Calls for More Restrictions on Gun Owners' Rights   Sep 07, 2012 10:27 pm

The California Teachers Association   Sep 07, 2012 07:03 pm

The Truth Is Dead...Long Live the Truth   Sep 07, 2012 09:10 am

There's More Missing from the Democratic Platform Than God and Jerusalem   Sep 07, 2012 05:00 am

Right Side News Website Crisis, Please Help Us   Sep 06, 2012 12:49 pm

DNC Removed Muslim Events From Its Calendar?  Au Contraire!

Despite claims to the contrary, BIMA (Bureau of Indigenous Muslim Affairs) still has its event listed on the DNC calendar.  In fact, the calendar reveals that several Islamic events took place last week, as you can verify by clicking here:

FRIDAY August 31

Jumah at the 2012 DNC

BIMA is hosting an open air Jumah Congregational Prayer at the Democratic National Convention Friday, August 31st at Marshall Park, Charlotte, North Carolina. The Jumah Prayer will be followed by a number of other programs and events.
08/31/2012: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Islamic Regal Banquet

Islamic Leaders and Distinguished Guests will be hosted Friday Night at the BIMA Islamic Banquet. These leaders and special guests will be addressing the State of Islam in America and issues relative to the American Muslim plight.
08/31/2012: 5:00 PM - 10:00 PM

SATURDAY September 1

Islamic Cultural & Fun Fest

Bazaar Kids Carnival Color Me Muslim Seminar & Concert TownHall Issues Conference addressing issues such as Islamaphobia, Anti-Shariah, Middle Eastern Crisis, Patriot Act, National Defense Authorization Act and more.

09/01/2012: 10:00 AM - 10:00 PM

Isn't it strange that a religion that represents one half of one percent of the US population would have three events devoted to itself at the DNC, while Christians got two and Jews, Hindus, Buddhists, and atheists all had NO events for themselves whatsoever?  Also curious is the fact that, while there were events for building relations between Hispanics & Jews, Blacks & Jews, and Hindus & Jews, there was no event for building relations between Muslims & Jews.  Isn't that the relationship that needs building most of all?  What's that tell us?

Dave

RJC: Rift in Democratic Party on Israel Shows How Much Party Has Changed

New RJC ad:"This is no longer  

the Democratic Party of our parents' generation."

Washington, D.C. (September 7, 2012) -- The Republican Jewish Coalition (RJC) today announced the release of a new print ad, entitled "Rift," which points to the deep split among rank and file Democrats when it comes to supporting Israel. This rift is a sad example of how much the party has changed over the years.

The ad reads, in part: "At the Democratic Party convention in Charlotte, NC, it's become painfully clear that this Party is no longer the Democratic Party of our parents' generation. This week has witnessed a shocking series of events. These regrettable incidents reveal a Party that has wandered far from its origins."

The ad will run next week in 11 Jewish newspapers as full-page ads in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Florida, and Nevada.

RJC Executive Director Matt Brooks said, "Important pro-Israel language was stripped from the Democrats' platform this year, including lines recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and calling Israel America's 'strongest ally'. When they tried to reinstate the language on Jerusalem, the convention chairman couldn't get a clear two-thirds vote and just declared the language added - receiving loud boos from the convention floor.

He continued, "This is a sad display by the Democratic Party and is an indication of how much the Democratic Party has changed in recent years. It was chilling to watch; who could have imagined the day when supporting Jerusalem would be resoundingly booed at a Democratic convention?"

Obama Admin Cuts Military Participation With Israel, Increases Participation with Muslim Brotherhood

God And Jerusalem Back In Democrat Platform - Almighty And Israel Must Be So Relieved
GrassTopsUSA Exclusive Commentary
By Don Feder
09/07/2012

         Comedy Central's audience must have fallen way off in the past few days. What's stand-up compared to the farce of the 2012 Democratic Nominating Convention?

         Those evangelicals who are still muttering about Mitt's religion should think about this: It took a Mormon to get a president who claims to be an evangelical to put God back in his party's platform.

         In response to the initial omission, Romney said of the Party of Abortion and Gay Marriage - and illegal immigration and voter fraud - "I think their having purposely removed God from their platform suggests a party which is increasingly out of touch with the mainstream of the American people."

         That's all it took for the White House damage-control team to scramble, as visions of Republican campaign ads danced in their heads: "Democrats think God is a four-letter word."

         So there was the spectacle of Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, the convention chairman, declaring that a minority of delegates are (for purposes of amending the platform) a two-thirds majority - while a majority of delegates on the floor booed and shouted "no" to putting God, and Jerusalem as Israel's capital, back in the document.

         The reference to the Deity (helping "working people" to achieve their "God-given" potential) was so innocuous that it could only offend the type of leftist who dominated the Democratic National Socialist Party's convention.

         So God went back into a platform that included a pledge to publicly-funded abortion on demand (including partial birth abortion) and the party's "first formal support for same-sex marriage rights."

         Though, the Democrats did make a big-deal concession here, generously allowing that religious denominations should be free to decide "how to administer marriage as a religious sacrament without government interference" - in other words, they won't force priests and Orthodox rabbis to officiate at these pagan rites.

         That God had a cameo part in the convention that nominated Barack Hussein Obama must have been embarrassing for Him.

         From the moment he set foot on the national stage, Obama has demonstrated his unremitting hostility to traditional religion. In his bitter-clinger remarks, he lumped those who (his words) "cling to religion" with gun-nuts and assorted bigots.

         He spent 19 years sitting attentively in a church whose minister preached liberation theology. When Jeremiah Wright called on God, it was usually to damn America or curse Israel.

         Wall Builders David Barton calls Obama "America's most Biblically-hostile President." Little wonder.

         The president's allies include the ACLU, Planned Parenthood, radical feminists and militant socialists - who cringe at the words "Judeo-Christian heritage."

        Democrats' chose as their keynote speaker a serial predator who is best known for committing adultery in the Oval Office and perjury in court papers. That's how Obama and Company show their respect for God's Commandments.

         There's a symmetry between Obama's attitude toward God and Israel. Notwithstanding the platform's empty words about Jerusalem as Israel's capital (after his Palestinian friends finish carving it up), this is "the most hostile president" toward Israel since the re-birth of the Jewish state, in the words of former U.N. Ambassador John Bolton.

         Liberal Harvard Law Professor Alan Dershowitz charges the Democrats have turned Israel into a "wedge issue." Former New York Mayor Ed Koch, a life-long Democrat, says: "Obama is basically hostile to the state of Israel."

         In a speech to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee in March, Obama assured the audience, "When the chips are down, I have Israel's back." Of course - how else will he know where to put the knife?

        Obama's record reads like the PLO charter:

         Obama's Israel-aversion is shaped by his ideology. In his film "2016: Obama's America," Dinesh D'Souza calls it anti-colonialism, a legacy from the president's alcoholic, abusive, bigamist, socialist Kenyan father.

        According to this worldview, Israel is a colonial power - white, European, industrialized - that occupies land formerly controlled by an impoverished people of a darker hue. (That the land was also impoverished and undeveloped before the Jews returned is considered irrelevant.) That the "colonized" also practice a non-Western religion and hate America is icing on the cake.

        Obama's antipathy to Israel compliments his affinity for Islam and disdain for Christianity and Judaism.

        The president has spent the past three and a half-years downplaying America's Judeo-Christian roots, including absurdly asserting that America is not (or no longer is) a Christian nation. By working to de-Christianize America, Obama is also trying to undercut Israel's strongest base of support in this country - white evangelical Christians.

        D'Souza writes that if he's reelected, Obama will no longer be content with backing the Palestinians over Gaza and the West Bank, but will seek to delegitimize the Jewish state, using South Africa's apartheid regime as a model.

        In so doing, "perhaps he can force Israel to grant a right of return with full voting rights to Palestinian refugees. If that happens, then in relatively short order, the Muslims would outnumber the Jews, with obvious political consequences. An Obama second term could be fatal for the future of Israel."

        In the Bible, God says he will turn His face from those who turn away from Him, also that he will bless those who bless the Jewish people and curse those who curse them.

        With the election less than nine weeks away, that's comforting.

For many years, the Democratic Party has used its "Big Tent" policy to cobble together enough one-issue constituencies to create winning majorities on election day.  While this policy has long been successful, it only works as when the constituencies do not conflict with each other, or at least can "tolerate" each other, putting aside differences for the sake of shared political power.  For example, the interests of women, gays, blacks, Hispanics, Jews, and labor unions don't directly conflict with each other, making it possible for them to cooperate politically to get into office and promote the issues of all of the constituencies.

While toleration is good in itself, it is more than that to the Democratic Party because toleration is the glue that holds the Big Tent together.  Each minority in the Big Tent knows that it can only gain power if it cooperates with the others.

With this powerful and time-proven strategy at the Democrats' disposal, it's natural for them to embrace new minorities which they can bring into the Big Tent and thereby strengthen their over-all numbers.  Unfortunately, the Democrats got more than they bargained for when they brought Muslims into the tent:

• Democrats didn't appreciate how deeply the Muslim objective of practicing Sharia conflicts with the Big Tent's other constituencies, such as women, gays, and Jews. 
• They didn't appreciate that Muslims would not reciprocate, in the spirit of toleration and mutual support, the overtures of liberal women, gays, and Jews.  It's stunning to see how NOW (the National Organization of Women) has been playing an active role to oppose "Islamophobia" (for example, CLICK HERE), to the point where they now oppose those who genuinely want to protect women from the oppressions of Sharia.  While the Muslims have not compromised their positions one bit, the National Organization of Women has thrown women under the bus to curry favor with Muslims!
• They didn't appreciate how deeply Muslims loathe the Jews.  In fact, Muslims frequently speak in terms of competing with Jews for influence over American politics (for example, CLICK HERE), so the idea that Muslims will cooperate with Jews ludicrous, especially on matters regarding Israel.  As the Democratic party sees the future more and more in terms of its growing Muslim minority, we are now seeing a historic shift in political alliance: Jews, who feel their power waning in the Democratic Party, are starting to move toward the Republicans.  Who would have thought that Senator Joe Lieberman, the Democratic Party's nominee for VP in 2000, would leave the Party because of the Democrats' flagging support for Israel and give a major speech at the 2008 RNC on behalf of John McCain?  Wow!

In 2004 there were 25 Muslim delegates at the DNC.  In 2008 there were 43.  This year, there are 100.  The effects of the Democratic Party's growing tilt toward Muslims revealed itself dramatically for the first time in this election cycle, when the Party removed recognition of God and Jerusalem as the capital of Israel from its platform.  After Republicans criticized these removals, panicked Democrats tried to reinsert them via a Convention floor vote, claiming that the removals were mere oversights.  However, when the vote was called, the Muslims and their sympathizers blasted a loud NO, shocking the party leaders as you can see here (click here and view the first 1.5 minutes):

Clearly, the removal of God and Jerusalem was NOT an oversight, and many of the delegates were deeply committed to the excision.  However the motion's approval had been pre-ordained and scripted, as revealed by this image of the words that the speaker was trying to read:

Visual confirmation that the fix was in, as captured by Hannity, and posted in The Right Scoop

Facing this horrendous conflict between the vote and the script before an audience of millions, the Democrats panicked again and stuck with the script instead of acknowledging the vote.  Even worse, party chair Debbie Wasserman-Schultz went on to blatantly lie about what had happened, as this 1-minute Anderson Cooper clip shows (click image):

Anderson Cooper Mocks Top Dem: In 'Alternate Reality'

Of course, this blatant disregard for the vote and the democratic process only made things worse.  Suddenly the Old Guard of the Democratic party discovered that its Muslim constituency wasn't willing to "go along to get along," and responded by conducting a fraudulent vote to maintain appearances and prevent the world from noticing that the Democratic Party isn't what it used to be.  Suddenly the Old Guard of the Democratic Party was looking like a phony "President" from the old Middle East, about to be overthrown by the Arab Spring.

This event should send shock-waves through the nation as we witness the Democratic Party's Big Tent literally ripping apart.  It's clear that the Democrats can choose to either keep their old set of Big Tent alliances or they can allow their new Muslim constituency to take over, because Muslims are not willing to compromise when it comes to Allah's commands and protecting what they believe is Muslim land.

Gosh.  Who could have seen this coming?  ...Oh yeah... US!

Final thought: While we can understand why Muslims would reject Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, what about their rejection of "God"?  Would they have preferred "Allah"?

Dave

Dem official: Arab-Americans 'got punched' over Jerusalem switch

By Michael Isikoff, NBC News September 6, 2012

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- The Democratic party's abrupt platform reversal on Jerusalem -- reinstating language describing it as the capital of Israel despite loud objections from the Democratic National Convention floor -- stirred fresh and unexpected controversy Thursday in Charlotte as Arab-American and Muslim party officials expressed anger over how the issue was handled and predicted that it may suppress Democratic votes this fall among constituents in key swing states.

"I'm concerned that Arab-Americans will feel they got punched in the solar plexus," said James Zogby, the president of the Arab-American Institute who serves on the Democratic Party's platform committee. "This was ham-fisted and a blunder ... They stepped all over the convention the way this was done."

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"I'm from Iraq and lived under a dictatorship.  I feel like I'm back in the Middle East," said Majid Al-Bahadli, a delegate from Seattle, Wash.  He said delegates  had no forewarning of the motion and were caught totally by surprise when the proposed new language suddenly  flashed on a monitor --  with no hard copy for them to read, and no opportunity to debate the issue.

"I said, 'What? What is it?' We had already adopted the platform. You can't just go back and change it," Al-Bahadli said. He said he loudly shouted, "No!" because "I believe Jerusalem is for everybody. It's a holy place -- for Jews, for Christians and for Muslims." 

(In the face of objections that the version approved by the Democratic platform committee included no reference to God, the motion also included language saying that government should help people "make the most of their God-given potential.")

Most political analysts have portrayed the Jerusalem issue as a potent one because of its potential impact on Jewish voters. But  Zogby and others at the luncheon noted that Arab-Americans and Muslim-American voters are a growing and important voting block: The number of Muslim Americans -- now about 2.6 million -- is expected to double to 6.2 million by 2030.  Moreover, their numbers are especially concentrated in key swing states such as Ohio and Florida: There are, for example, currently 124,000 Muslim voters in Florida alone.

"This is going to hurt among Arabs and Muslims," said Al-Bahadli. "We're going to go home and people are going to be sad. I think it will affect the turnout and we are going to lose a lot of votes."

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Here's a rather chilling (30-min) video about Obama's hostile and antagonistic relationship toward Israel. It will not be unfamiliar to regular BNI readers, but I hope you will send it to any Jewish friends who may still be on the fence about, or committed to, voting for Barack Hussein Obama.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wbH5KVPrPo 

From aLETTER sent by William Krystal to President Obama re: "Rabbis for Obama" group.

Now, in desperate move to win back some of the lost Jewish vote, the Obama Campaign has  launched a group called "Rabbis for Obama." Rabbis for Obama, the campaign says, are "committed to re-electing" Obama due to his "policy agenda that represents the values of the overwhelming majority of the American Jewish community" and his "deep commitment to the security of the state of Israel."

Quite the contrary. These Rabbis for Obama have no commitment to Israel's security, and their "values" are representative of a small and extreme group of anti-Israel activists - and certainly not of the pro-Israel community.

Rabbis for Obama includes many leaders of the Boycott, Divest, and Sanction (BDS) Movement, a movement inimical to Israel's well-being. It includes founders of the pro-Hamas "Fast for Gaza" initiative. It even includes one person who was pleased to dine with Iranian President Ahmadinejad in 2008 and another who says the United States and Israel bring terrorism on themselves. Several members of Rabbis for Obama are officials of Jewish Voice for Peace, a radical group that the Anti-Defamation League featured in its list of the "Top 10 Anti-Israel Groups in America."

Far from demonstrating a "deep commitment to the security of the state of Israel," these figures have demonstrated a deep hostility to the state of Israel and a deep commitment to demonizing the Jewish state and undermining the U.S.-Israel alliance.

Friday, September 07, 2012

Universal Education or Universal Competence 

Posted by Daniel Greenfield @ the Sultan Knish blog 

Education was the defining paradigm of the 20th Century model of social progress, particularly the scientific education distributed through cells and classes where trained educators teach from prepared texts imparting the same knowledge to every students through the same methods.

 

Our educational system is nothing if not extensive. We, collectively and individually, spend fortunes on it. The average cost of a four year degree is approaching 100,000 dollars and that isn't counting textbooks (1,100 per year) and the astronomical rates of interest on student loans. Total student loan debt has doubled in the last seven years and is approaching 300 billion dollars. The average student under 30 owes around 20,000 dollars as education has become the new mortgage.  

Friday Digest

The Picture They Painted in Charlotte

September 7, 2012

"It is natural to man to indulge in the illusions of hope. We are apt to shut our eyes against a painful truth -- and listen to the song of that syren, till she transforms us into beasts. Is this the part of wise men, engaged in a great and arduous struggle for liberty?" --Patrick Henry

An elderly Spanish woman recently set about the work of restoring a 102-year-old oil painting of Jesus. To put it generously, her work was less than successful. Just as she attempted to refurbish the cracked and peeling fresco, however, Democrats at their North Carolina convention tried -- and failed just as miserably -- to improve the image of their own tarnished and faded messiah.

Restoring the Obama fresco

In a video produced for the opening of the convention, Democrats succinctly summed up their entire philosophy: "Government is the only thing we all belong to. We have different churches, different clubs, but we're together as a part of our city, or our county, or our state, and our nation." Everything separates us but government. Indeed, the rest of the convention paid homage to government as the be all and end all, the Alpha and Omega, the solution to every problem. Because, let's face it, as someone once said, "You didn't build that."

 

The Obama campaign quickly denied having anything to do with the video, but no one doubts it's Obama's vision. And nothing could be further from what our Founding Fathers established -- a republic with limited and enumerated powers in which "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness" were the rights and values to be cherished, not the bureaucratic labyrinth at the Department of Health and Human Services.

 

It was also no small irony that the gavel came down on the convention just as our national debt passed $16,000,000,000,000. Democrats have done more than their "fair share" to help us reach that horrendous number.

 

With all that in mind, we chose a few of the more egregious quotes from the DNC floor -- and believe us, the choosing was hard -- with concise rebuttals to the various attacks, distortions and outright lies.

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Is Homeland Security falsifying crime statistics for the Mexico border area?

Sep 09, 2012 06:13 am | Coach Collins

Suzanne Eovaldi, staff writer

 Falsifying crime statistic data about border crime along the Texas Mexican border to grab $6 million grant dollars is being revealed by PF Media's undercover camera investigations!  When Homeland Security Chief Janet Napolitano's good friend Lupe Trevino took over as sheriff in Hidalgo County, somehow the violent crime along the illegal alien pipeline into the U.S. improved dramatically.  How could that have happened so suddenly?  Apparently, PJ Media reporter Bryan Preston said, "The grants pressure local law enforcement to tell false crime stats and fake border crime figures."  He is calling out local, state, and federal crime reporting agencies for faking crime reports that are giving local citizens a false sense of security!  A crime analyst admits on hidden camera that "changing crime stats to make them look better" involves "fiddling with them."  By reducing downward aggravated assault and robbery, "you can justify it both ways," says the analyst who at one ... Continue Reading:Is Homeland Security falsifying crime statistics for the Mexico border area?

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American Minute September 8

Sep 08, 2012 06:13 pm | Coach Collins

By Bill Federer, staff writer

  In 2005, just days after the U.S. persuaded Israel to evacuate Gaza in exchange for peace, Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans.
On SEPTEMBER 8, President Bush declared a Day of Prayer and Remembrance, saying:
"Hurricane Katrina was one of the worst natural disasters in our Nation's history and has caused unimaginable devastation and heartbreak throughout the Gulf Coast Region...
Communities...decimated...Lives...lost...Hundreds of thousands of our fellow Americans are suffering great hardship."
President Bush continued:
"To honor the memory of those who lost their lives, to provide comfort and strength to families of the victims...
I call upon all Americans to pray to Almighty God and to perform acts of service."
President Bush concluded:
"Across our Nation, many selfless deeds reflect the promise of the Scripture:
'For I was hungry and you gave Me food; I was thirsty and you gave Me drink; I was a ... Continue Reading:American Minute September 8

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DEMS warned against certifying Obama eligible for White House

Sep 08, 2012 01:00 pm | Coach Collins

by Doug Book,  staff writer

Attorney Larry Klayman has warned Robert Bauer, the General Council to the Democrat National Committee, that members of the   "Democrat Party or state elections officials certifying Obama's eligibility for the 2012 election could become the targets of election-fraud charges." (1)

Klayman-the founder of Judicial Watch and Freedom Watch-bases his warning on the fact that Hawaii State Registrar Alvin Onaka refused to verify to Arizona Secretary of State Ken Bennett "the birth facts for Barack Hussein Obama that are claimed on the birth certificate posted on the White House website..."  In addition, Onaka "undeniably failed to verify that the [birth certificate] image posted at whitehouse.gov 'is a true and accurate representation of the original record in [the DOH] files.'" (2)

On March 30th, Secretary Bennett filled out a standard request form, asking that Onaka "verify as true" that Barack Hussein Obama was born on August 4th, 1961; that he was born ... Continue Reading:DEMS warned against certifying Obama eligible for White House

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Did He or Didn't He?

Sep 08, 2012 06:13 am | Coach Collins

By Jim Emerson, staff writer

Mark Owen's book "No Easy Day" was released this week with much controversy. It details the actual events that led to the death of the world's most wanted terrorist, Osama bin Laden. The truth didn't come close to the narrative released by the White House. The book is less than flattering of the Obama Administration.   After the book was published and released to the public the Pentagon declared that the book contained classified information and the Chief of Naval Special Warfare Command declared the book provided insight to secret military operations.

Nondisclosure Agreement

When working in Special and Black Operations, members involved must sign a non-disclosure agreement before being granted access to "sensitive compartmented information." When the individual signs the agreement he/she can no longer speak about or write about the mission or operation without completing the prepublication review process outlined in the agreement. Most people prefer not to discuss their experiences ... Continue Reading:Did He or Didn't He?

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American Minute September 7

Sep 07, 2012 06:13 pm | Coach Collins

By Bill Federer, staff writer

    The Journals of the Continental Congress recorded:
"Wednesday, SEPTEMBER 7, 1774, 9 o'clock a.m. Agreeable to the resolve of yesterday, the meeting was opened with prayers by the Rev. Mr. Duche'.
Voted, That the thanks of Congress be given to Mr. Duche'...for performing divine Service, and for the excellent prayer, which he composed and delivered on the occasion."
Rev. Jacob Duche' had prayed:
"O God of Wisdom...direct the counsel of this Honorable Assembly...that the scene of blood may be speedily closed...that Truth and Justice, Religion and Piety, prevail."
John Adams wrote:
"Reverend Duche'...read the 35th Psalm... After this...unexpectedly to every body, struck out into an extemporary prayer, which filled the bosom of every man present. I must confess, I never heard a better prayer."
The Library of Congress printed on an historical placard of Carpenter's Hall, Philadelphia:
"Washington was kneeling there with Henry, Randolph, Rutledge, ... Continue Reading:American Minute September 7

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Just as all of Obama's other voting blocs, Jewish voters are thinking twice about voting for him

Sep 07, 2012 01:13 pm | Coach Collins

By Emma Karlin, staff writer

Ira Foreman has a tough job nobody could imagine would be tough just four years ago. Foreman is the man in charge of getting Jewish voters to the polls to support the re-election of Barack Obama. This was supposed to be a snap job. Foreman should be living it up in Charlotte knowing he had his people lined up and ready to go. But things have gone from bad to worse in the relationship between the Democrats and the Jewish voter.

At this point just two months from Election Day the support Jews will give Obama is not at all a sure thing. Those saying they will vote for him have dwindled from 78% in 2008 to only 64% at best today. While in and of itself the Jewish vote is not very large, it has been a consistent "canary in a coal mine" indicator of trouble for Democrat presidential candidates.  ... Continue Reading:Just as all of Obama's other voting blocs, Jewish voters are thinking twice about voting for him

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Barack Obama's war on America's fresh water supply: China is buying up Lake Michigan's water

Sep 07, 2012 06:13 am | Coach Collins

Suzanne Eovaldi, staff writer

Barack Obama is keeping his promise to lower the sea levels, and he's starting with the drought plagued Midwest where Lake Michigan water is being shipped by the boat loads over to China!  By using a little known loophole in the 2006 Great Lakes Compact, Obama minions are allowing Nestle Company to export precious fresh water out of Lake Michigan to the tune of an estimated $500,000 million to $1.8 million per day profit.   By draining the precious jewel of the Great Lakes in the middle of America, our federal water managers are allowing the export of our water out of our country across thousands of miles of oceans into the Asian basin plagued by huge population centers who are suffering from their constant lack of fresh water.  How's that for cutting America down to size?

The water is being sold at a "240 times markup," that is, well over ... Continue Reading:Barack Obama's war on America's fresh water supply: China is buying up Lake Michigan's water

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American Minute September 6

Sep 06, 2012 06:13 pm | Coach Collins

By Bill Federer, staff writer

 Born SEPTEMBER 6, 1757, his father died before he was two-years-old and his mother died when he was twelve, leaving him to inherit their fortune.
At 14-years-old, he joined the French Military and, at age 16, became a captain.
He married Marie Adrienne Francoise de Noailles, whose family was related to King Louis XVI.
At 19, against the King's wishes, he purchased a ship and persuaded several French officers to accompany him to fight in the American Revolution.
Washington appointed him a major general.
His name was Marquis de Lafayette. Lafayette fought at Brandywine, endured the freezing winter at Valley Forge, saw action at Barren Hill and Rhode Island.
Lafayette returned to France and, along with Franklin's efforts, secured troops and supplies for the American cause which helped force Cornwallis to surrender at Yorktown.
Nearly fifty years later, after having lived through the French Revolution, Marquis ... Continue Reading:American Minute September 6

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Is Homeland Security falsifying crime statistics for the Mexico border area?

Sep 06, 2012 01:13 pm | Coach Collins

Suzanne Eovaldi, staff writer

 Falsifying crime statistic data about border crime along the Texas Mexican border to grab $6 million grant dollars is being revealed by PF Media's undercover camera investigations!  When Homeland Security Chief Janet Napolitano's good friend Lupe Trevino took over as sheriff in Hidalgo County, somehow the violent crime problem along the illegal alien pipeline into the U.S. improved dramatically.  How could that have happened so suddenly?  Apparently, PJ Media reporter Bryan Preston said, "The grants pressure local law enforcement to tell false crime stats and fake border crime figures."  He is calling out local, state, and federal crime reporting agencies for faking crime reports that are giving local citizens a false sense of security!  A crime analyst admits on hidden camera that "changing crime stats to make them look better" involves "fiddling with them."  By reducing downward aggravated assault and robbery, "you can justify it both ways," says the analyst who at one ... Continue Reading:Is Homeland Security falsifying crime statistics for the Mexico border area?

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Illegal Immigration Cheered at Democratic Convention; God Needs an Assist from Mayor Villaraigosa  One Wednesday evening during prime time, delegates to the Democratic National Convention were addressed by an illegal alien demanding passage of the DREAM Act amnesty.
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Will Democrats Deliver on Amnesty?  That's the question asked by Maria Pena in a Fox News Latino commentary.
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California Sheriffs' Association Opposes Anti-Detainer Legislation  Last week, the California Sheriffs' Association came out in opposition to the California Legislature's recent passage of anti-detainer bill, that would prohibit state and local law enforcement agents from honoring ICE detainers unless an alien has been convicted of or is in custody for a serious or violent felony.
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'Undocubus' Illegal Alien Protesters Released After DNC Protest  Immigration officials have decided not to detain 10 illegal immigrants who were arrested by police for blocking traffic.
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Former Senator Advises Mitt: The Public Can't Handle Immigration Discussion  This year's presidential candidates are taking a different approach to their campaigns: they're going to avoid mentioning important yet sensitive topics that Americans can't handle. Like immigration.
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Catholic University Drops Abortion Coverage  |  The Cardinal Newman Society has learned that a Catholic university in Pennsylvania is dropping its unintentional coverage of abortion in its health insurance plan to better reflect Catholic teaching.  Gannon University, owned by the Diocese of Erie in Pennsylvania, sent a memo out to employees last week announcing the change that will go into effect November 1st.  Read more...    

Cardinal Dolan on lawsuit over contraception

Friday, September 7, 2012

To: Friends & Supporters

From: Gary L. Bauer


COUNTDOWN TO VICTORY: 60 DAYS TO THE 2012 ELECTIONS


The Abortion Convention

Please click here now to watch a brief video message that I recorded on the sanctity of life.

The Democrat National Convention is over. What a bizarre spectacle it was! I never thought I would see the day when God would get booed at a political convention in this country -- a nation founded on the belief that we are endowed by our Creator with the inalienable right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. In that moment Wednesday night, the last little fig leaf of moderate camouflage was stripped away from Barack Obama and his radical party.

Another striking example of the Democrats' extremism is how their convention turned into a celebration of abortion. The leaders of Planned Parenthood and NARAL, along with Sandra Fluke, were given prime-time speaking slots. In his acceptance speech, Barack Obama equated abortion with "health care choices."

Watching the Democrats elevate abortion to the level of a fundamental right really infuriated me. So yesterday I recorded a special message about the sanctity of life -- our most fundamental right as expressed in our Declaration of Independence.

Share it with your friends and family members. Post it to your Facebook pages. Please add a positive comment on our YouTube page. And don't forget our analysis of Obama's extreme pro-abortion record.

So much is at stake in this election. From the sanctity of life to the meaning of marriage, our cherished values are on the line. The left's incredible hostility to God was on full display for all to see this week at the Democrat National Convention. Our values can't afford four more years of Barack Obama! Men and women of faith cannot sit on the sidelines.

Please take a moment to watch this video and help us spread the word about our work on behalf of our pro-life, pro-family, pro-free enterprise values.


We Need Your Help!

My friends, if you believe marriage is the union of one man and one woman, then make your voice heard right now! Go to our YouTube page and post a positive comment about the marriage ad that my Super PAC ran during the Democrat National Convention.

The past few weeks have been a busy time here. I've been speaking with reporters every day since the conventions began. Yesterday, I did several radio interviews, including on my good friend Bill Bennett's radio show. We've submitted op-eds to the Washington Post, National Review and Fox News.

And we're also making news! My Super PAC's pro-normal marriage ads caused quite a stir and created a lot headlines. The ad has been viewed nearly 300,000 times on YouTube.

Not surprisingly, the ad struck a nerve. The militant homosexual movement isn't very happy with me right now. Our YouTube page has been overwhelmed with vile and hateful comments from the ever-so tolerant crowd. Judging from the comments on our YouTube page, it's clear to me that when the liberals got wind of our ad they circulated it to other radicals far more than our own friends shared it with like-minded supporters.

But I will give the liberals this much: They get it. They are fully engaged in the culture war, and they intend to win it. They are fighting hard to force their values on society and to shut down anyone who dares to speak out against them.

Will we fight back just as hard to defend our values?

My friends, your prayers and financial support are essential to our success. But it is just as important to share our reports, videos and other materials with like-minded friends, and to encourage them to take action in defense of our values. That can be as simple as posting a positive comment on Facebook or on YouTube.

I know these radicals don't represent the vast majority of Americans, but you would think otherwise from the comments they leave online. And that is precisely the false impression they are trying to create. They do this to demoralize us.

Don't be intimidated! Don't let the left shout us down!

What kind of society are we going to leave our children and grandchildren? Take a stand for faith, family and freedom. Fight back! This is our country too. Together we can prevail and once again make America a shining city upon a hill!


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Friday, September 7, 2012

To: Friends & Supporters

From: Gary L. Bauer


COUNTDOWN TO VICTORY: 60 DAYS TO THE 2012 ELECTIONS


O Bombs

If nothing else, Barack Obama always had his golden-tongued oratory going for him. But based on the initial reviews of his speech last night, it seems even his rhetorical abilities failed him.

Famed Reagan speechwriter Peggy Noonan said Obama's speech was "weirdly anticlimactic," "stale and empty." Charles Krauthammer agreed, saying it was "one of the emptiest speeches I have ever heard on a national stage." Many Democrats also seemed let down.

Washington Post columnist Dana Milbank writes today that the Democrat National Convention began "like the Obama presidency itself, with the loftiest of hopes and the greatest of expectations." But four years later, as he walked the convention floor, Milbank sensed considerable discouragement, writing, "The demigod [Obama] turned out to be entirely human, and his results were disappointing."

At the left-wing Daily Beast, liberal columnist Michael Tomasky flailed Obama's speech as "dull and pedestrian ... with nary an interesting thematic device, policy detail, or even one turn of phrase." Several Democrats commenting on the networks afterwards surprisingly admitted that Joe Biden actually gave a better speech.

So the soaring rhetoric was gone. What about the substance? The fact checkers are having a field day today. But I'll focus on just two distortions that really go to the core of Obama's failure.

During the Democrats' convention, speaker after speaker excoriated George W. Bush for waging two wars and not paying for them. But last night, Obama said he was going to end the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and use the "savings" to pay for new roads, bridges, schools, etc. The Associated Press labeled that promise, "Obama's Phantom Peace Dividend."

If Bush was bad for borrowing money to defeat Al Qaeda and liberate Iraq, then obviously there are no "savings" when you merely stop borrowing. Wasn't infrastructure the point of Obama's stimulus plan? All of that was borrowed too, and the unemployment rate remains higher today than when Obama took office nearly four years ago. The stimulus failed to stimulate, but last night Obama promised to do more borrowing and spending!

Lastly, we heard over and over again during the past few days that Obama has created 4.5 million jobs. That number is extraordinarily misleading because it includes only job gains from January 2010. It completely ignores 2009, as if Obama wasn't in charge then.

According to a CNN fact check: "Overall, there are still fewer people working now than when Obama took office at the height of the recession." The Associated Press adds, "Never since World War II has the economy been so slow to recover all the jobs lost in a downturn."

America cannot afford four more years of Barack Obama!


Speaking Of Lost Jobs...

The employment figures for August were released this morning. Economists had predicted at least 125,000 new jobs. Some were even suggesting as many as 150,000. But the August number, like the Obama presidency itself, was disappointing -- just 96,000 new jobs were created -- and well short of the 200,000 to 250,000 needed to support a growing, vibrant economy. By the way, the previous job growth figures for June and July were revised downward by 41,000 jobs.

But that's not even the bad news. According to the report, nearly 370,000 people left the work force. In other words, for every one person who found a job, four people quit looking! The total labor force participation rate is at its lowest level in 30 years. That means fewer people are working and paying taxes to support Obama's ever-expanding government.

By this goofy measurement system, if everyone would just stop looking for work our unemployment rate would drop to zero, and our economy would drop to zero too!


The Abortion Party

Anyone who tuned in to the Democrat National Convention this week could be forgiven for confusing it with a Planned Parenthood rally or NARAL Pro-Choice America conference.  Ignoring the proverbial elephant in the room -- President Obama's dreadful stewardship of the economy -- speaker after speaker extolled the unrestricted "right" of women to kill their own children as one of their party's core values.

You can read more of my latest op-ed at foxnews.com.


Join Me In D.C.!

Join me and Vice Presidential Nominee Paul Ryan next week at the Values Voter Summit, in Washington, D.C., September 14th - 16th.

The Values Voter Summit is sponsored by my non-profit organization, American Values, the Family Research Council, AFA Action, Heritage Foundation, Liberty University and Liberty Council.

In addition to Rep. Ryan, you will hear from:

• Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN)
• Dr. Bill Bennett
• Gov. Jan Brewer
• Lt. Gen. William Boykin
• House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA)
• Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC)
• Author Dinesh D'Souza
• Lt. Col. Oliver North
• Former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum
• Rep. Allen West (R-FL)
• And many more outstanding conservative leaders!

There will be educational sessions on a broad range of topics including: the economy, radical Islam, Obamacare, the state of the pro-life movement and the threat to religious liberty.

American Values will host a special luncheon on Saturday, September 15th. Later that evening, there will be a gala dinner honoring Morton Blackwell, founder and president of the Leadership Institute.

To learn more or to register online, click here now. I look forward to seeing you there!


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